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Recent Examples of spawning
John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
During the 2024 to 2025 spawning season, more than 30,000 adult coho salmon migrated to the rivers along the Mendocino Coasts – double the record-breaking number of 15,000 seen in the previous season, according to NOAA Fisheries.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
In Redding, crews are placing large rocks and trees into the Sacramento River to improve spawning conditions and protect young fish.
—Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
The spawning of the mag 7 took place during the mini-banking crisis of March 2023, when credit froze for many companies.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
Another system moved through last night, spawning tornadoes across several states, including Wisconsin and Minnesota.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Yet by the end, the song explodes into a crushing wall of sound, Day’s voice spawning in triples above a screeching electronica bed.
—Lydia Wei, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026
This is why going viral or spawning trends was less of a priority for Newman-Thomas.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 13 Apr. 2026
Biologists say salmon populations have declined due to a combination of factors, including dams, which have blocked off spawning areas, the loss of vital floodplain habitats and global warming, which is intensifying droughts and causing warmer temperatures in rivers.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
Easy trails lead to roaring Nugget Falls, while boardwalks along Steep Creek offer chances to spot spawning salmon and black bears.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 14 May 2026
The 1982 toy became a phenomenon, spawning the Masters of the Universe franchise with over 125 million toys sold in three years.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Known for satirizing horror flicks, the Scary Movie films launched with the first title hitting theaters in 2000 before spawning four sequels.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
After widespread strong to severe thunderstorms swept through the area Wednesday, bringing hail up to 4 inches in diameter in Miami County and spawning a tornado in Clinton, the Kansas City area should see a much quieter day on Thursday.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Also spawning spinoff projects like Bad Grandpa, the franchise has brought in over $500M worldwide to date, all told.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
The nets capture spawning fish for their eggs.
—John Lauritsen, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
And a great-grandmother’s medicine tested positive for cocaine – spawning a 15-month legal nightmare, forcing her to refinance her home, and spurring a new state law that could set a precedent across the country.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
And hammering a prime spawning flat unremittingly will just as surely scatter the fish to find their springtime bliss elsewhere.
—John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
During the 2024 to 2025 spawning season, more than 30,000 adult coho salmon migrated to the rivers along the Mendocino Coasts – double the record-breaking number of 15,000 seen in the previous season, according to NOAA Fisheries.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
In Redding, crews are placing large rocks and trees into the Sacramento River to improve spawning conditions and protect young fish.
—Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
The spawning of the mag 7 took place during the mini-banking crisis of March 2023, when credit froze for many companies.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
Another system moved through last night, spawning tornadoes across several states, including Wisconsin and Minnesota.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Yet by the end, the song explodes into a crushing wall of sound, Day’s voice spawning in triples above a screeching electronica bed.
—Lydia Wei, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026
This is why going viral or spawning trends was less of a priority for Newman-Thomas.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 13 Apr. 2026
Biologists say salmon populations have declined due to a combination of factors, including dams, which have blocked off spawning areas, the loss of vital floodplain habitats and global warming, which is intensifying droughts and causing warmer temperatures in rivers.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Verb
These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
Easy trails lead to roaring Nugget Falls, while boardwalks along Steep Creek offer chances to spot spawning salmon and black bears.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 14 May 2026
The 1982 toy became a phenomenon, spawning the Masters of the Universe franchise with over 125 million toys sold in three years.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Known for satirizing horror flicks, the Scary Movie films launched with the first title hitting theaters in 2000 before spawning four sequels.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
After widespread strong to severe thunderstorms swept through the area Wednesday, bringing hail up to 4 inches in diameter in Miami County and spawning a tornado in Clinton, the Kansas City area should see a much quieter day on Thursday.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Also spawning spinoff projects like Bad Grandpa, the franchise has brought in over $500M worldwide to date, all told.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
The nets capture spawning fish for their eggs.
—John Lauritsen, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
And a great-grandmother’s medicine tested positive for cocaine – spawning a 15-month legal nightmare, forcing her to refinance her home, and spurring a new state law that could set a precedent across the country.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spawning
Noun
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Ridglan Farms agreed in October to give up its state breeding license as of July 1 as part of a deal to avoid prosecution on felony animal mistreatment charges.—
Scott Bauer,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2026
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Two bald eagles hatchlings have been spotted in a nest in a Chicago park in what city officials believe is the raptors' first successful wild breeding in the Windy City in more than a century.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
Verb
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And while track and field adopted the dual-advancement and dual-medal system, the policy does not easily translate to head-to-head contact sports or other athletic competitions, creating what critics see as a glaring inconsistency across the state.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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David then wakes up inside the woman's body, immediately creating a crisis.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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Your book The Novel and the Problem of New Life traces the novel’s ambivalence or even hostility to procreation, but also toward artistic reproduction.—
Aaron Matz,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Protagonists weigh the emotional and logistical pros, cons, and costs of procreation under less than ideal conditions.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Authorities said a tractor-trailer car hauler blew a tire while traveling eastbound on I-10 near Valencia Road, causing the truck to hit a guardrail, roll into the median and burst into flames, CBS affiliate KOLD reported.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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The same weather system is also fueling high winds across the Great Plains and causing wildfires to rapidly spread.—
Rob Marciano,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
Verb
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All of these material properties play a role in generating the potential measured by a probe, independent of any special Casimir forces or vacuum fluctuations.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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Certain lower-risk administrative technologies are expressly excluded, including spreadsheets requiring human analysis, workflow management and routing tools, and systems that simply organize or summarize information without generating predictions or inferences.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Verb
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The Sun forms a cazimi with Mercury in Taurus in your 2nd House of Resources, bringing a sharp insight around income, spending, self-worth, or what your energy is actually worth.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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Royals starter Seth Lugo walked designated hitter Andrew Benintendi, bringing Kelenic up with two on and two outs and the score tied at 3.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Honda Center became a noisy barn and not just because of the sound system or prompting from the in-house DJ.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Harris’ infield single on a ball Hoerner tried to scoop and shovel with his mitt errantly got past first baseman Michael Busch, prompting Counsell to end Imanaga’s night at 96 pitches and right-handed hitting Ha-Seong Kim due up.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Among his earliest campaign donors, according to city filings, is top unscripted producer Jeff Jenkins, known for producing The Simple Life as well as Keeping Up with the Kardashians and its offshoots.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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The retailer is known for producing high-end bedding with low-end prices, most of which are thoughtfully designed and ethically sourced.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 May 2026
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“Spawning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spawning. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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